Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-17
BATTLE OF THE GIANTS.
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The fight between the Great Rock
Island nj the Great Burlington routes is
waxing warmer every minute, and the in
dications are that consideraole fur will
fly before peace rests upon the contest
Thursday General Manager Stone. Cen
eral Freight ag+ t R'pl. a d Assistant
General Freight Agent Rogers made
special trip from Chicago to Rock Island
in Manager Stones private coach and
leased the old packet line warehouse at
Davenport for warehouse on that side
of the river and made other preparations
for opening up the war on the c.. B. Q.
side In earnest.
MIR. Stone was very much pleased
with the outlook in the three cities, said
Division Agent Mack in conversation
with an ARGUS reporter. at was his first
official visit here, and limited as bis stay
was, he saw a good deal-enough to
convince him that there is something here
worth looking after. The new buildings
here and in Davenport, especially, did not
escape his vision. Mr.. Stone realizes
what all these improvements mean to a
community. We have leased this new
warehouse at Davenport in order that we
may provi lie the same facilities for our
patrons as anv other line"
Mr.. Mack stated that all the package
freight for Davenport would be hauled
| across by the company and stored where
the consignee could call and get it. The
carload freight would be carried as here
tofore. The store delivery in Davenport
would be discontinued. This has been a
discrimination the c., B. & @. has made
in favor of Davenport for some time thai
has not been shown any other city, ant
the Burlington has decided that it is es
tablishinga bad precedent in doing so.
1t is apparent that the war between
these two lines is to be extended tt
every point on each system. Tomorrow
the c.. B. & Q. starts new tram out o
Chicago for Kansas City, making tn
same time that its Denver hummer
does. 1t leaves Chicago at $50 p. m
daily, five and a half hours later than tn
Rock Island, and will arrive in Kanss
CITY at 9 O'Clock the next morning-tb
same time that the G., R. 1. & P. does
Both lines have issued new Illinois di,
lance tariffs, taking effect December q
which show greatly reduced rates.
The c.. R. l. & P. flyer commence
Sunday, the west bound leaving Chicas
at 1880 p. IN, arriving at Rock Island {
1880; the east bound leaving Rock 10
and at 2::25 a. m. and arriving in Chicag
at SOC a. m. One week from Sunda
another change will take place, wbe
Kansas City trains are to be added to tt
overland ""yeis."
james Clark and B. F. Baughton hay
been promoted from the Des Moines ia
freight to passenger train conductors
consequence of the additional trains {
the c.. R. l. & P. and Conductors A.
Rider and Ira Ysntis have been given Il
Des Moines fast freights which r,
Around the horn" and are regular ru
D and therefore very desirable.
A new time card card goes into effe
on the st. Louis division of the 20 i.
e tomrrow, according to which No W
e leave at $50 p. m. instead of S:45, al
It the Sterling at $40 instead of 8 a. m.